BREAKING NEWS—President Trump announced on Thursday the US will IMMEDIATELY make the drug Chloroquine available to treat US coronavirus patients!

President Trump made the announcement at the daily Coronavirus press conference in the White House. The president added that chloroquine has shown, “very, very encouraging results” in treating the coronavirus!More…

The State Department announced Thursday morning American Amer Fakhoury has been returned to the United States after being held by the Iranian regime in Lebanon. He was there on vacation and tortured during six months of detention. Fakhoury has late-stage cancer. More…

If there’s one thing we’ve learned so far from our nation’s reaction to COVID-19, is that human life is worth protecting…well, sometimes. Interestingly, this now seems to be a shared bipartisan mentality. I marvel at the extraordinary measures taken and money spent to keep people from harm, especially the most vulnerable, during this global #Coronavirus response. I’m amazed at all of the rhetoric about caring for people and keeping one another safe. Of course, I fully agree with the desire to protect human life and the self-sacrifice required to do that. Although, that so-called “self-sacrifice” is now government mandated. More…

In a continued ramp-up to contain the novel coronavirus, Oregon officials on Tuesday announced tight restrictions for visitors to 670 care facilities. Health officials also urged the elderly, especially vulnerable to the disease, to stay home.

March 11, 2020 By Les Zaitz – Malheur Enterprise

Salem– State officials on Tuesday mandated a stop to most visits to the 30,000 Oregonians in long-term care facilities to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus that has proven especially deadly for the elderly.That means, for now, no more time with parents, grandparents and others in licensed facilities except in special circumstances. More…

The Democratic primary contest has been a binary race for one week only. That fact alone explains Bernie Sanders’ underperformance compared to his run in 2016.

After toiling for years on the fringes of official Washington, Sanders was launched into the mainstream thanks in large part to the contrast between himself and Hillary Clinton, drawn into sharp focus by the direct juxtaposition binary races create. In Clinton, Sanders found the perfect foil. More…

The scope of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak is expanding, but it’s vital for U.S. policymakers and citizens to act rationally, work together, and keep what’s happening in proper context.

People have many legitimate concerns, including mitigating the spread, manufacturing enough test kits to detect the virus in sick people, finding an effective treatment, preventing shortages of protective gear for medical personnel, and offsetting potential costs to the taxpayers and to the economy, among many others. More…

22-Year-old Vaper Hospitalized With Coronavirus

March 11, 2020 By Susan Jones, CNS News

Vapers, beware: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio this week noted that an otherwise healthy 22-year-old man is among New York’s coronavirus cases.

“Why is a 22-year-old man stable but hospitalized at this point?” de Blasio asked at a Monday news conference. “So, we don’t know of any pre-existing conditions, but we do think the fact that he is a vaper is affecting this situation.”

According to the CDC, the groups most susceptible to the virus are the elderly and people with underlying health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory problems. More…